A Burntwood woman has received a medal for living with diabetes for 50 years.

Jan (pictured with her medal) has been married to her second husband for 25 years and has one son from her first marriage and two grandchildren. She revealed that she lived with terrible guilt for more than 40 years when her second son was stillborn.

New research from Diabetes UK has found that three in five people living with diabetes experience emotional or mental health problems as a result of their condition.

In a survey carried out by Diabetes UK, more than 1000 people of different ages, ethnicities and backgrounds from across the Midlands shared their experiences of living with diabetes today, and what their hopes and fears were for the future.

A woman from Parkfields will be doing the One Million Step Challenge for Diabetes UK after living with Type 1 diabetes for 21 years and overcoming numerous health issues related to the condition.<

The event takes place between 1 July and 30 September, and invites people to push themselves out of their comfort zone, by taking one million steps over three months and getting sponsored for every stride.

A Great Barr family who have shown an amazing commitment to Diabetes UK through raising moneyfor the charity and also raising awareness ofType 1 diabetes have been recognised with a national volunteering award.

A Bridgnorth mother-of-four, who works tirelessly to improve diabetes care for people in her local area, has won a national

Julie Southcombe, 55, (pictured above with Diabetes UK chief executive Chris Askew and singer Apache Indian) who has lived with Type 1 diabetes for 38 years, was presented with the UK Inspire Award for Campaigning and Influencing at a sp